Supporting and exhibiting device for boxes



A. GOLDS TEIN. SUPPORTING AND EXHIBITING DEVICE FOR BOXES.

v APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. 1920. 1,357,700. Patented Nov. 2,

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ABRAHAM GOLDSTEIN, OF PHTLAFJELPEIIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ELGIN'SILKWAIS'I. 00., 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A FIRM COMPOSED 0]?WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN.

SUPPORTING AND EXHIBITING DEVICE FOR BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 19530.

Application filed February 3,1920 Serial No. 355,909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM GoLDsrnIN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Supporting and Exhibiting Device forBoxes, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention consists in providing a box with a device for connectingarticles therein, whereby they are adapted to be supported, and toretain their positions, and they may be exhibited to the best advantagewhile remaining in the box.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit orscope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a box provided with a deviceembodying my invention for supporting articles therein.

Fig. 2 represents a central longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of said supporting device.

Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a portion of the box saidsupporting device being removed therefrom.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates the body of a box which excepting the features of myinvention applied thereto is of well known form and construction, thesame being formed of paper, to which material, however, I do not limitmyself.

2 designates an open frame which is constructed of wire or othersuitable material,

the terminals of which are hooked or twist-- ed together as at 3,thus-uniting or interlocking said terminals and preserving the shape ofthe frame. In the front or outer corner portion of said frame is theloop 5 which, comprising a clamp member, is formed by bending thematerial on itself inwardly and outwardly. In the bottom 6 of the bodynear said side is the opening 7, it being noticed that when the body isin upright position the side 4: becomes the top thereof, and the bottom6 becomes the back thereof.

The frame 2 is applied to the body as follows The length 8 whichcomprises the top of the frame when in upright position is placed on theouter face of the side 4, the side length. 9 and the bottom length 10 ofthe frame enter the body within or below said side a, and a portion ofthe length 10 passes through the opening 7 and joins the portion of theside 11 of the frame on the exterior of the bottom 6. The terminalportion 12 of the side 11 extends from the. length 8 and joins theterminal port1on 13 of said side 11 on the exterior of the bottom 6,said terminals being interlocked or secured as at 3 as above stated, andthus the frame is firmly connected with the body 1, and its shape ispreserved.

The loop 5 embraces and clamps the edge portion of the side 4: of theframe and so prevents lateral shifting of the front of the frame on saidside.

It will be seen that the length 10 of the frame provides means withinthe body for attachment of a number of garment hangers thereto evenwhile the body lies flat on its bottom, thus in a measure retaining thegarments in place in the body, but when the body is placed in uprightposition the garments may be suspended from the frame and so presentedto view to the best advantage for purposes of exhibition and sale, asshown in Fig. 1, and the articles may be readily removed for handlingwhen so desired.

As the length 8 of the frame is rested on the side 4 of the body and theinner end of the length 10 is supported on the wall of the opening 6,the frame is sustained on the body and prevented from breaking downtherefrom. The length 10 is unbroken from end to end and presents asmooth surface for the hangers placed thereon, while the terminals ofthe frame are on the rear or underside of the body whereby they are concealed and they avoid presenting their cut ends to the front.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A supporting and exhibiting device at tachable to a box comprising aclamp convented.

sisting of an open frame having means embracing an edge portion of aWall of the box, and Whose membersa-re a single unit and connected Withrelative portions of the box providing a, member Within the box for theattachment thereto of an article to be supported and exhibited.

2. A supporting and exhibiting device attachable to a box comprising aclamp consisting of an open frame whose members are a single unit andconnected With relative portions of the box providing a member Withinthe box for the attachment thereto of an article to be supported andexhibited, said frame having means thereon embracing an edge portion ofa Wall of the box Whereby lateral shifting of the frame is pre- 3. Asupporting and exhibiting device attachable to a box said device beingformed as a single integral unit and consisting of a frame constitutinga clamp Whose members are partly Within and partly Without the box, andengage two adjacent sides thereof,

the terminals of said frame being connected on the exterior of thebox.

4. A supporting and exhibiting device attachable to a box, the sameconsisting of a frame constituting a clamp which is adapted to embraceportions of the bottom and side of the box, and formed of an exteriorlength adapted to be rested on the outer face of said side, and an innerlength adapted to occupy the box Within said side, said frame having atone corner means to clamp an edge of the box, said inner lengthproviding means for attachment thereto of articles placed in the box.

5. A supporting and exhibiting device attachable to a box consisting ofa frame of a continuous piece of material and adapted to embraceportionsof the bottom and side of the box, a member of said frame being adaptedto be supported on said side, and

another member being Within the box and adapted to be supported on saidbottom, and said frame having means-for connecting its members, saidframe constituting a clamp, ABRAHAM GOLDSTEIN. Witnesses: '7 i J OHN A.WEmERsHEIM,

N. BUSSINGER.

